The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1965 Page: 3 of 14
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PILLS OF PERDITION
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June 7 - 13th
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WITH THE LONG ANTENNA MINE
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BALLINGER A.F.&A.M.
No. 643
Masonic Hall
People who cannot or will
not work together very often
do little by themselves,
either.
One of the finest collec-
tions of firearms In the world
is in the Winchestr Gun Mu-
seum in New Haven, Conn.
Ttyimas E. Hall is curator
pf JRie Winchester museum
It has proved to be a handy
place for Texas collectors to
direct their questions about
unusual firearms.
It is open to the general
public and is one of the lat-
est steps in the preservation
of early-day firearms.
Originally the guns were
collected as a recbrd of fire-
arms development in Ameri-
ca Now, however, is has been
expanded into a study of pro-
jectile aims and firearms of
all types and from all coun--
tries. It contains more than
5,000 guns, including Chinese
pieces more than 2,000 years
old.
First guns in this collection
were placed there by Oliver
Winchester around 1850. He
was the first president of the
Winchester Repeating Arms
Company.
Most valuable gun in the
collection is a Colt Patterson
revolver with -accessories’ It
dates back to about 1836 and
is worth something like $5,000
Of special interest to Texans
is an old Walker-Colt, worth
some $3,500. It was made in
1847 and was the first re-
volver to gain acceptance as
a worthy military weapon.
This is the gun designed by
Captain Walker of the Texas
rangers It was field-tested by
Texas rangers in the rough
days just after the war with
Mexico and just before the
Civil War
There arc
We would like to encourage all to come anti be with us in every
service.
model '73's in the collection
This is another gun well-
known In Texas, because of
the great number held by
collectors. I understand that
Bill Gooch of Raymondville,
a game warden, has a score
of these old rifles in all cal-
ibers ranging from .22 to .44
caliber He has gathered them
from all over the southwest.
A former game warden,
Norman Swansburg of Rio
Grande City, has a half doz-
en of these famous 73's.
The Winchester collection
also includes a number of
Civil War firearms. It will be
remembered that many of
the guns used by the Confed-
eracy were made in Texas,
around Tyler and Rusk. No
doubt some of these original
Texas-made guns are in the
collection. ..,
One of the most unusual
guns in the Winchester col-
lection is an old Sharps Car-
bine with a coffee grinder in
its stock This gun was in-
vented about 1863 One of
them was issued to each com-
pany so that troops could
have fresh coffee. There are
six of these guns
collection.
Among other
guns is a pair
pistols. As the name Implies,
these were for the protection
of the lady of the house.
Then there is another gun.
which must have had its In-
spiration in Texas: It was
mounted in a round base so
it Gould, be revolved to protect
watermelon crops. A trigger
wire actuated the weapon
When a’thief stumbled over
the wire, the gun would whirl
will be two services each day, Monday through Saturday:
and 7:30 p.m. Sunday services will he at 10:35 a.m. and
Girls’ Dress Rack
1 through small ladies’
Shorts, Riouses. Pajamas, Petti
Pants, Play Suits -
Wednesday night - “The Other Brother”
around and fire. J
Other interesting guns in-
clude a combination pistol
and dagger with iron knuckle
pieces Then there is a gun
that is a combination pistol,
knife and corkscrew.
Incidentally, antique gun
collectors have been on the
increase in Texas in recent
years.
One of the most recent col-
lectors is Paul M Fulks Sr of
Wolfe City He Is a former
newspaper man and now Is
chairman of the
nautics Commission He has
assembled a magnificent col-
lection of antique guns
There are numerous antique
gun clubs scattered about the
state. And they hold annual
meetings
It’s no wonder therefore
that so many books are being
published about antique guns
and their origin. Stackpole
Co., of Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
vania, has issued a half dozen
in recent years that contain
much valuable information
for collectors.
One of these books, by Wil-
liam A Albaugh HI. is the
story of the Confederate
States Ordnance Works at
Tyler It deals with authenti-
cated information on the
manufacture of guns in Tex-
as during the Civil War days
Another such book, written
by Donald B Webster Jr., is
under the title of "Suicide
Special,” It contains pictures
and information on scores of
small caliber revolvers, of
which there was a rash from
the end of the Civil war until
about 1900
Recently Stackpole issued
a book under the title of
"Colt” which contains hun-
dreds of letters and documents
written to Samuel Colt Also
letters he wrote to others
concerning the invention and
manufacture of
both before and
Civil War days.
Then there is
Firearms,” a
dealing with the products‘of
the Manhattan Arms Co...
originated by New York bank-
ers to make guns during the
Civil War
With so many of these
' books on the market, is there
little wonder that interest is
kept alive in old guns’
I never have been an an-
tique gun collector myself
But I know many who are
L. A Wilke of Austin may
not be an antique gun col-
lector either But he sure has
some old timers. One is a
single shot wire-framed Ham-
ilton rifle, the first he ever
owned. He has had it for
more than fifty years It still
is in fair conditio'.
He also has a double-barrel
twelve-gauge Ithaca, which
is around 60 years old
His prized gun is a model
1873 Winchester, carried by
an old Texas ranger It was
presented to Wilke by the
ranger just before he died
Wilke also has a model 94
Winchester also carried at
one time by a Texas ranger
These are not traffic guns
In other words, they are not
for sale
I suspect there are thou-
sands of other persons in
Texas who have such guns
tucked away in their closets,
proud possessions of the
teryears when a good
was so important.
There are museums of
lous types in most of
larger cities of Texas, where
collections of old guns have
been assembled Also, there
are a number on display in
the Witte Museum in San
Antonio, as well as the Alamo
And too, there are old guns
on display In the state library
in Austin. Also In the state
museums
A number of schools and
colleges have such collections
and there are private collec-
tions in Texas that go into
the hu nd reels
Some collectors go for one
kind of gun while others are
Interested in any kind they
can acquire
It 13 an interesting hobby
well worth studying.
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Toothbrushing Tips
Although toothbrushing is some-
thing (hat molt of us do daily, a
great majority of individuals do
not know how to brush properly.
These are the findings of Dr.
Benedict B. Kimmelman, Head of
Dental Medicine at Hahnemann
Medical College, Philadelphia, and
research consultant on toothbrush
design.
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The Balhnger Ledger, Ballinger, Texas wlthout a subway.
June 11. 8:00 pm.
All Master Masons
Urged to attend.
.1. T. Cook, W.M.
Melvin Patterson, Sec.
Tuesday night - “The Need of Loving as Christ
Loved”
Friday night - “What Is The Church Of Christ”
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profession has .recommended that
teeth be brushed with up and down
motions—down from the top, up
from the bottom—with a slight
rolling motion of thwawriu. Begin
with the brush on the girtnfme
and make at least four strokes in
each aone before moving on to the
■next. A horiiontal scrubbing mo-
tion should be used only on the
chew ing surfaces of the teeth.
Writing in the Pennsylvania
Dental Journal, Dr. Kimmelman
points out that the purposes of
toothbrushing "are to enhance oral
cleanliness, appearance, comfort
and health. In order to achieve
these ends, brushing should safely
and effectively massage the gingi-
vae (gums) and remove debris
from the teeth."
Dr. Kimmelman was one of
those consulted on the design and
testing of a new toothbrush known
as the Profile, which has its brush-
ing surface scalloped or tooth-
shaped to fit against the vertical
profile of the dental arch. This per-
mits its rows of more prominent
bristles to massage the gums safely,
especially the critical gum areas
between the necks of the teeth,
■while the shorter bristles polish
the tooth surfaces. Because of the
unique shape of the brush, it is
difficult .to use it in other than the
approved up-and-down motion.
IL L. Matheny of Andrews, Texas
will do the preaching.
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Perry, Richard H. The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1965, newspaper, June 3, 1965; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1179649/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.